Megapodius

Worthy, Trevor H. & Burley, David V., 2020, Prehistoric avifaunas from the Kingdom of Tonga, Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 189, pp. 998-1045 : 1003-1004

MEGAPODIUS MAGN. M. ALIMENTUM STEADMAN, 1989

Material: Hopoate: NISP = 2, MNI = 1. Falevai: NISP = 1, MNI = 1. Ofu: NISP = 5, MNI = 1. Otea: NISP = 1, MNI = 1. Vuna: NISP = 6, MNI = 1.

Remarks: These specimens include those of the size identified as M. alimentum above, but which are not

UF 57795 is a tarsometatarsus from Lifuka ( Tonga) referred to M. alimentum by D. Steadman, with measurements from Worthy (2000). ‘Lakeba’ shows data from Worthy (2000) for bones referred to M. alimentum from Lakeba in the Lau Group ( Fiji).

Abbreviations: CorSW, minimum shaft width of coracoid; FemDW, distal width of femur; FemPW, proximal width of femur; FemSW, width of femur at mid-shaft; HumDW, distal width of humerus; HumSW, width of humerus at mid-shaft; TibDW, distal width of condyles of tibiotarsus; TibSW, width of tibiotarsus at mid-shaft; TmtPW, proximal width of tibiotarsus; TmtSW, width of tarsometatarsus at mid-shaft; UlnaDW, maximum distal width of ulna; UlnaSW, width of ulna at mid-shaft.

sufficiently complete to be certain of a specific referral. Addition of these remains to those identified as M. alimentum increases the MNI for Ofu by one, but leaves MNI for other sites unchanged.

MEGAPODIUS PRITCHARDII G. R. GRAY, 1864 , TONGAN MEGAPODE

Material: Hopoate: NISP = 2, MNI = 1. Vuna: PNISP = 1, MNI = 1.

MEGAPODIUS MAGN. M. PRITCHARDII G. R. GRAY, 1864 , TONGAN MEGAPODE

Material: Ofu: NISP = 1, MNI = 1. Vuna: NISP = 1, MNI = 1.

Remarks: These specimens are of the small size typical of this species (the smallest of the genus; see Worthy, 2000) and are likely to belong to M. pritchardii .